The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has asked management of the University of Ghana (UG), to with immediate effect, reverse all fee increments introduced for the 2025/2026 academic year.
The Commission has warned that failure by the University to do so will come with regulatory sanctions.
In a Monday, January 5, 2026, letter signed by the GTEC Director-General, Prof. Ahmed Abdulai Jinapor, and addressed to the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, the Commission said it was aware of the 25% fee increment, with some additional components without the requisite approval from relevant authorities.
According to the statement, the University’s action contravenes the November 3, 2025 directive that demanded all universities not to implement any fee increment for the 2025/2026 academic year without parliamentary approval, as required by law.
The Commission has therefore directed the University of Ghana to immediately reverse all fee increments and suspend the collection of any newly introduced charges.
Also, continuing students who have already paid their fees are to have their accounts credited with the excess charges for the next academic year.
Meanwhile, final-year students are to have their extra fee payments refunded to them, while all dues, while all dues, including SRC and GRASSAG charges, be reverted to last academic year’s rates.
GTEC also instructed the university to suspend any new fees, including charges such as the 75th Anniversary dues and Development Levy, if they were newly introduced, and ensure that all fees remain at the 2024/2025 levels unless otherwise authorised.
The University of Ghana has up to Monday, January 12, 2026, to provide evidence of full compliance with the directive. Failure to do so, GTEC has warned, will lead to serious regulatory.sanctions.
GTEC stressed that any variation from the directive must receive explicit written approval from the Minister for Education. It added that the Deputy Minister for Education, Dr. Clement Apaak, will serve as the liaison between the Ministry and the University of Ghana on the matter.
The Commission reaffirmed its commitment to enforcing compliance with the Fees and Charges Act and ensuring transparency and accountability in the management of tertiary education institutions across the country.
